The Gipson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,470 people carried this name — #1,843 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,200 people counted. That is up 6% from 18,289 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Gipson surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Gilbert’.

An early record he cites: Johannes Gepson, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Gipp, Gipps, Gipson and Gypson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 319 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

24 Gipson families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 131 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 6
South Carolina 6
Maine 4
Pennsylvania 4
Connecticut 2
New York 1
Virginia 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 242 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Gipson in American newspapers,
1914–1919.

Newspaper page from Middlebury Register carrying the name Gipson
Middlebury Register 1914-11-13
Newspaper page from The Brattleboro Daily Reformer carrying the name Gipson
The Brattleboro Daily Reformer 1919-11-29
Newspaper page from Middlebury Register carrying the name Gipson
Middlebury Register 1914-11-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,734 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gipson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

1,389 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gipson. The most, 682, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 4.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,165
Western Australia 68
New South Wales 66
Queensland 38
South Australia 33
Tasmania 18
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gipson.

Who carried it

People named Gipson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ruth Gipson Plowhead 1877–1968 · writer
  • Fred Gipson 1908–1973 · writer
  • Joella Gipson 1929–2012 · mathematician
  • J.C. Gipson 1932–2009 · basketball player
  • Graham Gipson 1932–2023 · athletics competitor
  • Paul Gipson 1946–1985 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gipson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States794 records

794 records of the Gipson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 508
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 236
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 11
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gaylon G. Gipson

    Born 1935; from Bivins, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clinton Gipson

    Born 1906 in Louisiana. Enlisted 1943 at Shreveport; farmer from Lincoln Parish. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Mount Calm Cemetery, Arcadia, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bess Gipson

    Arrived at New York in 1863 aboard the John Bright from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 794 records for Gipson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands54 records

54 records of the Gipson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 30
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 18
  • Dutch population registers 6
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hubertus Gipson

    Married in 1814 in Rotterdam. Died 1853 in Rotterdam, aged 66.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Angenes Elizabeth Gipson

    Born 1818 in Rotterdam. Married in 1851 in Rotterdam. Died 1900 in Rotterdam, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Simon Antonius Gipson

    Born 1815 in Rotterdam. Died 1815 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 54 records for Gipson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia19 records

19 records of the Gipson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stephen John Gipson

    Manager of Croydon, Victoria; died 1997.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Gipson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Invincible, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Sarah Gipson

    Married 1850 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Gipson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Gipson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 10
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marana Gipson

    Buried in 1948 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arletta Gipson

    Died 1866 in Mount Hanley, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Ivan Gipson

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 14 records for Gipson in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany6 records

6 records of the Gipson name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Gipson

    From Popelken, Ragnit. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 8 November 1914 (Infantry Regiment No. 148).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Gipson

    From Hamburg. Reported missing in the Imperial Navy casualty list of 15 January 1919.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gerhard Gipson

    From Hamburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 April 1915.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Gipson in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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